That Rodriguez has quickly turned himself into a pretty good baseball analyst, a baseball saint on the national stage, has something to do with this sudden case of amnesia contracted by everyone he is working with on the pre- and postgame show.

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That all changed prior to Saturday night's Game 4. The subject was Noah Syndergaard throwing up, in, and over the head of Alcides Escobar leading off Game 3 in what the Mets pitcher admitted was a premeditated plan.

The scenario moved A-Rod to stray from his analytical stylings and flat-out preach.

"….When you (Syndergaard) throw 100 miles an hour, there's a responsibility that comes with that," Rodriguez, in a pious tone, said. "If you hit someone in the head you can cause real damage."

This is true. But for A-Rod to lecture anyone, including Syndergaard, on "responsibility" is not only a joke, but the height of hypocrisy. Remember, this is a guy who passed himself off as a role model to kids while he was still using performance enhancing drugs and cheating the game.

It really would have been amazing TV if pregame host Kevin Burkhardt jumped in and asked Rodriguez: "Who are you to lecture anyone?" Of course, that was not going to happen.

Anyway, for A-Rod to now pass himself off as some kind of baseball moralist when it comes to Syndergaard throwing a baseball over Escobar's head is mind bending. He should stick to analyzing a player's swing. Or a particular strategy.

And leave the preaching to an analyst who actually knows the meaning of "responsibility."

That became evident after Burkhardt said following Game 3 that Rose would not be working the rest of the Series for Fox. The Foxies followed saying Rose had a commitment that he booked prior to signing with Fox Sports in April.

Here's what went down.

Rose's Fox contract was set to expire Nov. 1. Fox offered Rose $10,000 to stay on for the rest of the World Series, but he had already committed to appearing at a card show in Philly. And that card show paid "substantially" more than what the Foxies were offering. Our guess is the card show is paying somewhere between $25,000-$30,000.

But Rose told friends the Fox gig "rejuvenated" him and he is "anxious " to return to Fox's baseball studio next season.

Reynolds/Verducci can at times be dry. Like in the third inning when Royals right fielder Alex Rios forgot there was just one out and was late throwing home to try and nail Wilmer Flores who had tagged at third.

Instead of offering a strong opinion, the two analysts pussyfooted around this bonehead play. Fortunately, Buck picked up the pieces.

"This is the World Series," Buck said. "You can't forget how many outs there are anytime let alone in a World Series Game."